Here is our updated installment of the Boston Herald EMass Top 25 boys basketball rankings. Records are through the conclusion of the regular season on February 22nd and are as close to accurate as we could ascertain. Only games that count towards tournament seeding are stated. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to report their scores to Arbiter.

1. Franklin (21-1)

2. Charlestown (18-2)

3. North Andover (16-4)

4. Wareham (18-3)

5. Catholic Memorial (16-4)

6. Mansfield (18-4)

7. Burke (16-4)

8. Bourne (19-1)

9. Cambridge (17-3)

10. Andover (15-5)

11. Lawrence (15-6)

12. Newton North (14-6)

13. Lowell (15-6)

14. BC High (13-7)

15. Central Catholic (13-7)

16, Natick (16-6)

17. Xaverian (14-6)

18. Manchester-Essex (19-1)

19. Somerset Berkley (18-2)

20. Hopkinton (17-3)

21. Norwell (18-2)

22. Old Rochester (17-4)

23. Whitman-Hanson (16-6)

24. Westwood (18-4)

25. Scituate (18-4)

ON THE BENCH: Needham (13-7), Malden Catholic (11-9), Attleboro (14-8), Taunton (14-6), Newburyport (17-3), Abington (17-5), Bedford (16-3), Waltham (17-3)